Longbows are harder to shoot than recurves. You need to find a group of trad shooters that can hit what they shoot at most of the time and get some coaching from them. I have been shooting recurves all of my life, and now i am trying to shoot a longbow and it is not easy. I am getting better, but only because of my experience with trad. recurve, and help from fellow longbow shooters who show me how they shoot. good luck.